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Comment Letter: CDFI and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications

CU Strategic Planning

May 11, 202310 min read

Comment Letter: CDFI and NACA Program Financial Assistance and Technical Assistance Applications

The following is the letter CU Strategic Planning provided in response to the Treasury's request for public comment on the Community...

CU Strategic Planning

May 10, 20231 min read

CDFI

Legislating CDFI Fund Transparency

Credit union calls for greater transparency from the CDFI Fund are being met with bipartisan support. A CUNA-supported bill was put forth...

New Orleans Firemen’s FCU Changes Lives with CDFI Grants – a Case Study

CU Strategic Planning

May 5, 20231 min read

CDFI

New Orleans Firemen’s FCU Changes Lives with CDFI Grants – a Case Study

New Orleans Firemen’s Federal Credit Union has been serving underserved communities since before credit unions officially existed. While...

3 Reasons to Apply for a CDFI FA Grant NOW

CU Strategic Planning

Apr 26, 20232 min read

CDFI

3 Reasons to Apply for a CDFI FA Grant NOW

The Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund has, in recent years, accepted applications for its annual Program...

CU Strategic Planning

Apr 13, 20232 min read

CDFI

93% of CU Strategic Planning Applicants Win CDFI Equitable Recovery Program Grants

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund awarded grants totaling $1.73 billion to 603...

ALM 101: Why Credit Unions Won’t Get Caught Like SVB

Shirley Senn and Aaron Duffy

Apr 4, 20233 min read

CDFI

ALM 101: Why Credit Unions Won’t Get Caught Like SVB

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed in March, creating some concern for consumers here in the U.S. and around the world. Typically following...

A Closer Look at the 2022 CDFI FA Awards

CU Strategic Planning

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Grants and Awards

A Closer Look at the 2022 CDFI FA Awards

The Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Fund announced its 2022 Financial Assistance Awards last week, and we were...

CU Strategic Planning

Feb 28, 20232 min read

Grants and Awards

CU Strategic Planning Clients Account for Majority of Credit Union FA Awards from CDFI Fund

We're so pleased to announce that the grant applications CU Strategic Planning facilitated for our clients make up 56% of all this year's...

Jodie Harris to Exit as Head of CDFI Fund

CU Strategic Planning

Feb 23, 20231 min read

CDFI

Jodie Harris to Exit as Head of CDFI Fund

Jodie Harris, Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund), announced...

Opportunity for CDFI Credit Unions in EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

CU Strategic Planning

Feb 16, 20232 min read

CDFI

Opportunity for CDFI Credit Unions in EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Credit unions are the original socially responsible lenders, and now Community Development Financial Institution-Certified credit unions...

Light at the End of the Tunnel of the CDFI Fund’s New Certification Process

Mike Beall

Feb 1, 20232 min read

CDFI

Light at the End of the Tunnel of the CDFI Fund’s New Certification Process

About the CDFI Fund's recent announcement that it's delaying the release of their updated certification.

CDFI 2023: What Comes Next for CDFI Credit Unions

CU Strategic Planning

Jan 17, 20231 min read

CDFI 2023: What Comes Next for CDFI Credit Unions

This is a confusing time for CDFI credit unions, and for those who are interested in Community Development Financial Institution...

How the Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund Certification Proposal Could Impact CDFIs

CU Strategic Planning

Dec 21, 20223 min read

CDFI

How the Treasury Department’s CDFI Fund Certification Proposal Could Impact CDFIs

October of 2023 will mark 15 years since CU Strategic Planning was founded, and 15 years of helping credit unions gain certification as...

Comment Letter: CDFI Program Certification Application

Stacy Augustine

Dec 2, 202226 min read

Advocacy

Comment Letter: CDFI Program Certification Application

The following is the letter CU Strategic Planning provided in response to the Treasury's request for public comment on the Community...

Four Key Points to Creating Your DEIBA Budget

Ronaldo Hardy

Sep 29, 20224 min read

DEI

Four Key Points to Creating Your DEIBA Budget

Your credit union believes in the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility, and you know you need a DEIBA...

CU Strategic Planning

Sep 14, 20222 min read

Member Impact Stories: Centric FCU

The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...

Mike Beall

Aug 23, 20225 min read

CDFI

A Season of Changes for CDFIs

Community Development Financial Institutions, and those who work with them, are very aware of the many recent changes that have been put...

Member Impact Stories: Oswego County FCU

CU Strategic Planning

Aug 23, 20222 min read

Member Impact

Member Impact Stories: Oswego County FCU

The work we do with credit unions allows them to make real differences in the lives of their members and communities. This could be...

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